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Where does “kreppaus” come from?

kreppaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish krepata, from Finnish kreppi, from French crêpe, from Old French crespe, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kreppaus (Finnish): creping, frizzing, crinkling

Definitions

  1. creping, frizzing, crinkling

Ancestry of “kreppaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkrepataTo process yarn so as to make it stretchy; To...
2Finnishkreppicrêpe
3Frenchcrêpecrepe; black veil; pancake, crêpe
4Old Frenchcrespe—
5LatinCrispuscurly; hair
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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